Not really fwullah...they actually require no technique...itz just a matter of gettin runs.
And yeah...they did fail to live up to our expectations...I think cuz of some stability shown by our Top and middle order....

40 degree swing? I have yet to see that. Anyway our tailenders (not the tails) failed against half-baked spin also. Tailenders can slog cosisetently if the top order also has performed. Slogging is a matter of confidence. You hit or miss. There is bound to be production if there are enough wickets left to slog.

In England playing old ball is not as easy as it is in sub-continent...........In England old ball also moves around a bit.......and also because there is almost no dustyness in pitches in England.......the ball does not become that much soft.......so it also bounces more..........here lies our tail's failure

Originally posted by LateCut
40 degree swing? I have yet to see that. Anyway our tailenders (not the tails) failed against half-baked spin also. Tailenders can slog cosisetently if the top order also has performed. Slogging is a matter of confidence. You hit or miss. There is bound to be production if there are enough wickets left to slog.

The 40 degree swing comment was obviously an exaggeration to emphasize the vicious swing in England, which ofcourse went over your head. If u think the failure of the tail enders had nothing to do with the alien conditions in England and was a matter of confidence then I have no further comments.